An Edwardian corset cover out of silk curtains
I made an Edwardian corset cover out of leftover curtain silk after finishing my Victorian silk petticoat. So much ruffle!
I made a Victorian silk petticoat out of old curtains!
I turned a pair of thrifted silk curtains into a Victorian silk petticoat. I also dyed my cotton lace to match using common food items.
Stripy Finnish folk fabrics – Kansanpukuraitoja
My mother says that even her grandmother used to weave fabrics for simple garments when she was younger. Handweaving used to be a skill that most women knew and valued. I haven’t ever woven fabric for garments, just pirtanauha-bands, and one table runner a long time ago. But the more I have studied Finnish folk costumes and textiles, the more I have come to love the simple stripy patterns that still have lots of variability in them. In fact, there is one thing that the canonized National costumes lack and that is the creativity in fabrics. In the 18th and 19th century, weavers could decide what patterns and colours pleased…
My antique Singer 15 sewing machine
I bought an antique Singer 15 treadle sewing machine and spend several weeks restoring it to working condition.
1890s shirtwaist, jabot and a belt
I made a shirtwaist by using the 1890s bodice pattern by Laughing Moon Mercantile. I also created a matching belt and a jabot.
A made a Victorian-inspired tailored jacket
I made a Victorian-inspired wool tweed jacket based on Marfy #1989 pattern and using real tailoring methods.
Kokkola costume, part 3: The 18th-century shirt
As I had to replace the worn-out shirt of my national costume from Kokkola, I decided to make it more historically accurate.
Making a guimpe and refashioning a fleamarket blouse
I refashioned a thrift store cotton and silk blouse to an Edwardian blouse by adding some vintage lace details and a cotton tulle guimpe.
Making a chemise using a free 1897 pattern from the Voice of Fashion
I made a chemise using a free pattern from the Winter 1897 Voice of Fashion magazine. Interpreting an old pattern had its challenges!
The assembly line apron dress
This apron dress is one of the patterns that I loved from the first sight. Even though I nowadays don’t use modern patterns that much, I had to buy this pattern. Apron dresses are just so cute and this one has a beautiful shape and an interesting cut. This is also the first pattern from the Assembly line that I have ever made. The side seams are slanted so that the lower part of them shows on the right side. The shoulder straps criss-cross at the back and the centre back has a big pleat that closes either with buttons or snaps. My favourite thing about this dress are the…
sewing, knitting, creating… always learning, always dreaming
